I'll Leave My Heart In Tennessee

Red barn roof peekin' over a field of yellow Smell the sweet honeysuckle in the air, hear a milk cow bellow Tennessee Walker runnin' by, man, he sure is pretty I feel sorry for those poor folks stuck livin' in the city And I thank God I'm a native son But I love this place as much as anyone My soul's goin' to heaven when they bury me But I'll leave my heart in Tennessee Fieldstone shinin' like diamonds on the hills and pastures Thing's 'round here move slow but they're gonna get faster Bulldozin' farms and fences in the name of progress Damn those developers, they're cold and heartless 'Cause when that train starts rollin' on down that track What it's haulin' ain't comin' back This land and life will be a memory And all the things I love about Tennessee It's in my marrow, it's in my blood It's who I am, it's what I love I'd stay right here everyday I could And my Tennessee life's sure been good I love the green, green grass of home and the white church steeples The rivers and the creeks and the colorful people Nothin' like a sunset fadin' low in a pink sky Yeah, singin' "How Great Thou Art" with a tear in my eye Oh I thank God I'm a native son But I love this place as much as anyone My soul's goin' to Heaven when they bury me But I'll leave my heart in Tennessee It's in my marrow, it's in my blood It's who I am, it's what I love I'd stay right here everyday I could And my Tennessee life's sure been good Yeah, my soul's goin' to Heaven for eternity But I'll leave my heart in Tennessee Oh and I'll leave my heart in Tennessee